In honor of my Teacher, Liu Ming,
CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
CHINESE ALMANAC ASTROLOGY
To support grace and ease / For the resolution of all beings
Commentary and compilations by Jamie Shulander
All notes from class notes/works by Liu Ming
INDICATORS Listed: Yearly, Monthly, Lunar then Daily
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LUNAR YEAR: YEAR of the RAT
"Charged: Charming, diligent, perseverant, methodical, social, cooperative, discrete, frugal and observant. Rats are capable and fun loving.
Depleted: Complaining, nervous, nit picking, annoyingly analytical, stingy, scheming, cowardly, overly concentrated (mono-maniacal) and selfish.
Image: The Rat talked about in Chinese Astrology is well known to all Chinese farmers throughout history. If there is grain, rats appear, so rats are linked to prosperity. A rat year is expected to be profitable. Rats always appear in groups and, though not individually strong, they can undermine an enormous barn by gnawing and nibbling away the foundation piece by piece. Rats often view their social life as central to their existence. Sociability is required to survive. Their acute social observation makes them good mimics or actors. When they are being someone else (acting) they love center stage. Though not a sensual materialist, like the Pig, rats are hoarders and often live in clutter. They are likely to become more capable as they age..."
YANG METAL RAT (1840, 1900, 1960, 2020, 2080) ‘Rafter Rat’
Metal Rats are sensitive, meticulous and resourceful. They easily win the attention and support of others and love to compete and win. Their ambition is modified by a strong personal sense of moral and spiritual values. They enjoy independence and are ruthlessly calculating in matters of the heart and finance. Though not without enemies, they experience relatively even fortunes. Jovial in appearance they internally brood and worry over the slightest things. They are susceptible to contagious and common illnesses but live long because of treatments from expert physicians and meticulous personal habits."
LUNAR MONTH: YANG METAL DRAGON (1880, 1940, 2000, 2060) ‘Angry Dragon’
Metal Dragons have an egotistical, powerful and outspoken character. Despite their egotism, they are articulate and knowledgeable. They are so strong that they feel above morality and the law. Their uneven fortune is due to many broken boundaries and commitments - unburned bridges (karma). Their vitally strong constitution gives them enormous appetites (food, sex, ideas). Their medical problems go unnoticed, eventually becoming irreversible mental disorders (and/or possession).
QI NODE: 6 Grain Rains
Yin and Yang Courtship
"Spring ends with the inter-seasonal qi
node Grain Rains. This qi node is the transition from spring to summer. It
charges the growth process with increased warmth (Yang) and Rain (Yin). The
growing and transforming process is now seen everywhere in Nature. The power of
growth hits the ground and spreads. Flowers bloom in orchards. Buds, the true
outcome of spring, appear everywhere with the promise of abundance. The mantle
of power is given to the princely forms of Yang. It is auspicious if thunder
(sound of spring) is heard in this qi node to welcome the power of summer -
just as it is auspicious that the quiet of autumn ends in the utter silence of
winter.
"It is a time of final preparations, even
ceremonious preparations. It is a good time to thank the wise mentors who have
helped to shape your life. It is a good time to graduate from school or move on
to higher education. New and better job (promotions), new and better address
(moving house) and the chance to reinvent yourself is present themselves. It is
a time to enjoy music, play music and dance. If your cultivation of spring was
insufficient or negligent you will be held back with Damp (criticism, lethargy,
allergies and indigestion)."
LM The Way of Three Treasures
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 6 Song: Disputing
"When
a situation lacks clarity it is best to retreat and wait for fortunes to
change. Using litigation is a costly and risky way to succeed. If disputes are
successfully resolved, caution is still required in handling the outcomes. Do
not exert yourself in complicated or obstructed situations. Do not force
things. It is favorable to self-reflect and to seek counsel.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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WEDNESDAY April 22,
Yin Wood Goat 30
Hexagram 31 Xian: To Be Moved
Lunar Mansion: The Wall / Porcupine
Solar Indicator: Level
Today has momentum and the character to support it: industrious,
sincere and disciplined.
“The growth of influence and inspiration
described by Xian is at first calm with awe, then stirred up by
enthusiasm and, finally, confident enough to act. Though the progress is
gradual, patient and intuitive - success is inevitable. The fullness of success
is in the discovery of the natural reciprocity and support of a partner or a
group. This qi sensation is deeply moving and difficult or impossible to
put into words. Do not expect words to express such deep connection; let
inspiration radiate from your actions.”
LM Changing: Zhouyi 31
Xian
"It is auspicious to build, remodel and
make fengshui adjustments (increase opportunities/wealth [public part of
home]). It is auspicious to initiate business, sign contracts and get married
(strengthen family ties). It is auspicious for investments, banking (gardening
[increase fertility]) and study (the classics). It is an especially good day to
exercise (martial arts), socialize (create parties, feasts and celebrations).
It is also advantageous to travel, start a journey or vacation. NOT complying
with the auspice of this indicator may lead to madness and suicide.
"Contraindicated activity: It is
inauspicious to withdraw, begin an austerity or retreat."
LM Notes: The Wall
“This is a day when stable readiness and the qi
of confidence blooms into activity. Youthful anxiety and ambition are replaced
by personal strength and confidence. From this position all things look and are
possible. Educated choices are easily acted upon. Others join you to enlarge
the success of activity. The prince (yang) is mature, if inexperienced, but
ready to act independently of his mother (yin). Pleasure is the outcome of
disciplined practice. Yang qi’s previously renegade quality is matured, integrated
and dominant.”
LM Notes: Level
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LUNAR MONTH: YIN METAL SNAKE (1821,
1881, 1941, 2001, 2061) ‘Hibernating Snake’
Metal Snakes are bright, sensitive and insightful. Their
childhoods (up to 28) are often difficult and sorrowful. Though socially active
they remain aloof in fear of betrayal. Their sensitivity often gives them
visions and surrounds them with subtle beings, not all of who mean them well.
Their mental health is always precarious, especially if parents and/or a
partner do not protect them. Their deaths come suddenly (or suicide) due to the
interference of ghosts and demons. They are well-suited to monasticism.
LUNAR HEXAGRAM: 1 Qian: Heaven
"Qian is the natural endless
progress of time as symbolized by the onset of spring. Time is celestial
movement, like the wind in the sky - not the product of human effort. The first
hexagram is like the head of a circle; it is the beginning or renewal of a
constant and endless cycle of time."
LM Changing: Zhouyi
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THURSDAY April 23,
Yang Fire Monkey 1
Hexagram 56 Lu: Sojourner
Lunar Mansion: The Stride / Wolf
Solar Indicator: Settle
Another day for action. Today's character is organized, industrious and frank; use this character's adaptability to find what actions are
appropriate.
"Favorable for small accomplishments and
temporary appeasement, but inauspicious generally. Discretion is vital in
whatever you do."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 56 Lu
"It is auspicious to build, remodel or
repair property (line clothing for winter) - in the sense to fortify or
strengthen. It is auspicious to transact routine business, banking (anything
that parallels the storing for winter), to plan but not speculate. It is
beneficial to receive medical treatments (qi in channels) It is favorable to
make amulets.
"It is inauspicious to travel, argue or
press lawsuits. It is not advised to dig the ground or bury the dead."
LM Notes: The Stride
“Preparedness makes action timely and
successful. Tradition, convention, training, education - all forms of
readiness, inspire action. Forces join together and new alliances produce
unexpected results. Action taken with such thorough preparation is bound to
succeed. The qi of the day is stable, progressive and functional. Clarity and
calm (yin) are not unseated by action (yang). Focus and repetition succeed.
Procrastination and equivocation is contraindicated.”
LM Notes: Settle
FRIDAY April 24,
Yin Fire Rooster 2
Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo: Small Succeeds
Lunar Mansion: The Mound / Dog
Solar Indicator: Maintain
Today's character may over complicate matters, skillful, sensual and restless; keep the focus small, in gatherings and celebration.
"Success in small matters. The judicious and
timely use of small force succeeds. Being an assistant is favorable. Things go
well if you avoid pretense."
LM Changing: Zhouyi 62 Xiao Guo
"It is time to build (thresholds, public
buildings) and add on (growth of family: new baby, new bride) to property. It
is auspicious to initiate and continue routine business. It is a day for
feasting, gatherings and romance. Marriages contracted/performed today produce
resourceful and wealthy children. It is an excellent day for assemblies,
parties and celebrations.
“This day brings fresh breezes in Spring,
cooling mist in Summer, light rain in Fall and thin ice in Winter. It is
inauspicious to enter retreat, practice renunciation or travel alone. Avoid
confrontation."
LM Notes: The Mound
“Spontaneous action and inspiration (yang)
become the new tradition (yin). Qi assertion (yang) is repeated again and again
to hold and harden gains (yin). Establishing a new state is the focus. The qi
of practice and the drilling of troops is awesome. Allies appear from all quarters.
True majesty succeeds without pressing forward. Today success breeds more
success and everyone may be included in the new victories. Generosity is a
prophylactic to decline - giving is a sign of strength and cements alliances.
It is the sun at noon.”
LM Notes: Maintain
SATURDAY April 25, Yang
Earth Dog 3
Hexagram Consult the Oracle
Lunar Mansion: The Stomach / Pheasant
Solar Indicator: Destroy
When in doubt today, consult the oracle, and be prepared to
take stock. Today's character: modest,
funny and independent, should be able to take stock,
manage forward progress and be willing to release when necessary.
"It is auspicious to build, bury the dead
(increase status/rank) and marry (your children will hobnob with kings) on this
day. It is a good day to make your case, to push forward and to ask for what
you are due (collecting receivables). It is a good day for gift giving and
charity (canceling debts owed you)."
“Contraindicated activity: It is inauspicious to
be confrontational, break the law or squander resources (gamble); such
activities will bring years of loss and regret.”
LM Notes: The Stomach
“The successful prince as warrior must now lose
his youthful ambitions and develop into a proper king….Today calculated loss
(cancellation) succeeds”
LM Notes: Destroy
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In resolution and adventure...
Warmly,
Jamie Shulander
Instagram@jamieshulander
jshulander@gmail.com
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